On May 28th, just a few days before school was out for the summer, I had the amazing privilege to meet the 4th grade class who gave me feedback on The Adventures of Pearley Monroe. They had no idea I was coming and the local news, KCRA, captured it as well. Meeting those kids and talk to them face to face meant as much to me as it did them. The kids all peppered me with questions and comments. I had each of them tell me their name first so I could put a face to the names I had read so ... View the Post
When the readers respond…this is what success looks like!
When I was having some questions about a scene in "The Adventures of Pearley Monroe" I decided to go to the best source I could find for help ~ my readers! I contacted a fourth grade teacher, Michael La Marr and he decided to get feedback from his students. Each day he would read a chapter and then the students would respond to what they liked or didn't like. The result was a book that was made better because of their valuable insights. As a result of a large donation from a Kickstarter ... View the Post
Danger in the Water ~ Chapter 2
Danger in the Water Grant would have been dead for sure, if the old miner hadn’t heard Perly’s desperate cries for help. He took a step forward and winced. Looking down he saw a small trail of blood and realized it was his. Whether it happened while he ran along the river’s shore yelling for Grant to hang on, or when he plunged into the river to help pull Grant’s limp body from the water, he didn’t care. Mr. Stone, the miner that many people talked about in hushed tones, had pulled his ... View the Post